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romney. joining me now is former pennsylvania governor ed rendell, now an nbc news political analyst and ana marie cox. >> good to be here. >> governor rendell, let me go to you first. how does president obama's perform man last night impact the race with 20 days to go? >> i think it does two things and they are both beneficial. one, i think as you can see from the flash polls, not only did people generally think he won the debate, but independent voters by a fairly wide margin thought he won the debate and i believe there is still 8 or 10% that haven't made up their mind. you know, the pollsters say they are 4% undecided but a lot of people lean that can still be persuaded. so i think he made a very compelling case. he looked like the leader that he is, he addressed the issues forthright and called governor romney on the mistakes and misstatements and he actually left a few of them out like governor romney said he would grow the pell grants and the romney/ryan budget cuts them, not grows the
romney. joining me now is former pennsylvania governor ed rendell, now an nbc news political analyst and ana marie cox. >> good to be here. >> governor rendell, let me go to you first. how does president obama's perform man last night impact the race with 20 days to go? >> i think it does two things and they are both beneficial. one, i think as you can see from the flash polls, not only did people generally think he won the debate, but independent voters by a fairly wide...
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and mitt romney won both. so he gets the first word tonight in the form of the first question being directed to him and he gets the last word tonight too with the last closing statement. and that is the definition of good luck. steve smith, what do both sides need to do? >> mitt romney needs to have an error-free debate. we look at the debates like game seven in the national league. each one is its own distinct event. if you look at the debate since they began, they benefitted mitt romney enormously. he's now in a tie race with two weeks to go. the momentum that mitt romney has, the math is expanding in his direction, he's pressing on. he needs to be presidential. no lose talk. no bellicose talk. he wants to appear as a steady hand. and i think that you look for him tonight to be a lot less argumentative than he was in the last debate. doesn't want to come across as too hot in this debate. wants people to look at him for him to have passed his last test as commander in chief. that he can get over that bar as a
and mitt romney won both. so he gets the first word tonight in the form of the first question being directed to him and he gets the last word tonight too with the last closing statement. and that is the definition of good luck. steve smith, what do both sides need to do? >> mitt romney needs to have an error-free debate. we look at the debates like game seven in the national league. each one is its own distinct event. if you look at the debate since they began, they benefitted mitt romney...
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it's 281 obama, 257 romney. if romney wins two of the sfooifts i mentioned, romney will win. i don't want to get drunk on hypotheticals, because let's be honest, that's more of a kornacki thing. steve, tell them what's the deal. >> i think there's a lot of different ways to look at athe electoral map, but the way i narrow is down is this. there's four obama states starting to lean towards romney. he really needs them and let's say he gets them. that's north carolina, florida, colorado and virginia. that puts him at 257. at that point to win the election there are two paths for mitt romney, and these are the fooift states to pay attention to. the first path is to win the state of ohio. he's your next president, but he's not doing that well in ohio. let's say he loses ohio. here's the next path. wisconsin may be more winnable at this point for the romney campaign than ohio is. we went over the reasons yesterday. if you win wisconsin all you need from romney is one of three states, new hampshire, iowa, or nevada. when wisconsin plus one of those, you're also over 270. those are
it's 281 obama, 257 romney. if romney wins two of the sfooifts i mentioned, romney will win. i don't want to get drunk on hypotheticals, because let's be honest, that's more of a kornacki thing. steve, tell them what's the deal. >> i think there's a lot of different ways to look at athe electoral map, but the way i narrow is down is this. there's four obama states starting to lean towards romney. he really needs them and let's say he gets them. that's north carolina, florida, colorado and...
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as for romney, spoke to a group of students representing jews for romney, and students for romney, and they wanted to hear about libya, and the economy and the failure to lower the debt and thoeped for a denver repeat. one student said more of the same. from more passion please to more of the same, thesee at hofstra they replaced me with the at the fable in 30 rock. >> this is the best week of my life. i'm happy to listen and smile. i believe the term is gloating. >> no, not the fake s.e. is it some novice, someone no one has heard of? let's take a look. >> hi, folks. >> yes, the only person they could come up with is the great legendary newsman tom brokaw. i'll take it. tom, welcome. >> well, the is that i've been mocked as much as you have. i was listening to you talk about hunting yesterday, and there's something else we have in common. >> well, great. >> we have a lot going on to get started today. i was a moderator four years ago. >> let me take you back to 2008. what's it like to do it? >> well, the closest equivalent i guess is that you're in a referee and umpire in a very hotly
as for romney, spoke to a group of students representing jews for romney, and students for romney, and they wanted to hear about libya, and the economy and the failure to lower the debt and thoeped for a denver repeat. one student said more of the same. from more passion please to more of the same, thesee at hofstra they replaced me with the at the fable in 30 rock. >> this is the best week of my life. i'm happy to listen and smile. i believe the term is gloating. >> no, not the...
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romney's chances went up. you can see the president's chances improving again and romney's declining after the second debate in the middle of october. will obama's win last night help him further in the polls? his campaign marathon help get the bump? nate silver today did underscore how important even a small post debate bump could be in deciding the election. nate says, if mr. obama's head to head polling were two points higher, he could be a considerably clearer winner. a one-point bounce would bring him to 80%. so it's time to wait and watch the polls. but there is another measure we can look at right now. something that's not predicted. it's not about the future. it's something that is concrete about what is already done. what is already locked in. and we have got that empirical measure of what's going on in this race here next, exclusively. busy in here. yeah. progressive mobile is... [ "everybody have fun tonight" plays ] really catching on! people can do it all! get a quote, buy and manage your policy!
romney's chances went up. you can see the president's chances improving again and romney's declining after the second debate in the middle of october. will obama's win last night help him further in the polls? his campaign marathon help get the bump? nate silver today did underscore how important even a small post debate bump could be in deciding the election. nate says, if mr. obama's head to head polling were two points higher, he could be a considerably clearer winner. a one-point bounce...
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why has the romney campaign spent so much time trying to shore up that. >> i think romney had a unique disadvantage heading into the election he was always distrussed by the base of his party and he felt like he had to shore up that support before he could move on. with the left in obama, i mean they made a calculated gamble too they could not do some of the priorities whether on the -- >> after the election, not before. he's doing it before the election. >> but the gamble was that they would come back home, come re-election, i think by and large you're seeing that. >> we'll see. >> i have to tell you, i have never seen a political candidate repudiate their own base before election day. i understand once people get elected to the presidency different things present themselves and people get disappointed but before the election. i've never seen that. >> ask sister soldier about that, 1992, bill clinton decided to sort of present himself as a different sort of democrat and took on some of the base of his own party. >> he took on one party but he didn't tell african-americans before i get
why has the romney campaign spent so much time trying to shore up that. >> i think romney had a unique disadvantage heading into the election he was always distrussed by the base of his party and he felt like he had to shore up that support before he could move on. with the left in obama, i mean they made a calculated gamble too they could not do some of the priorities whether on the -- >> after the election, not before. he's doing it before the election. >> but the gamble was...
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he can't let romney control this debate and that's what i think romney's going to try to do. paint the picture. you're talking about not only explaining what you did, what you inherited, this fiscal mess, the number of jobs you created, but where you're going to lead this country and then contrast that strongly and put romney on the defensive about the fact how can you actually tell the american people that the policies you support, which are the same that created this mess, are going to lead us to a different direction and then don't filibuster. i love the president, but boy, he has a tendency to go on and on in some of those questions and in a debate, that can get you in trouble. >> get in, get out. new polling is showing mitt romney has narrowed the gap. good news for him. in the last two weeks and your tips, you said the governor needs to show passion for the country and it people. what does he say to voters to do that because there is still the sting from that 47% remark that people are not walking away from that is resognating. >> one of the things we often had conversa
he can't let romney control this debate and that's what i think romney's going to try to do. paint the picture. you're talking about not only explaining what you did, what you inherited, this fiscal mess, the number of jobs you created, but where you're going to lead this country and then contrast that strongly and put romney on the defensive about the fact how can you actually tell the american people that the policies you support, which are the same that created this mess, are going to lead...
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tracking shows romney up by 2. the rasmussen poll has romney up by 1. investors business daily has the race at a tie. and the new abc news "washington post" poll shows obama up by 3. here's where it gets interesting. a ton of polling stuff comes out every day. every day there's at least one super interesting thing. and right now the thing most important, i think most intriguing in the data out of all the snapshots of the race is this. this right here is probably the most interesting thing. abc news and "washington post" polled voters nape didn't just ask who do they like. they asked which candidate would be better on a series of issues. here's what they found. on the issue of the economy, it's president obama by 4. taxes, president obama by 5. handling health care, obama by 6. handling international affairs, obama by 10. handling a major crisis, obama by 12. medicare, obama by 15. the only issue where the president loses is this one. the issue of dealing with the deficit where it's mitt romney holding a 3-point lead over president obama. the president l
tracking shows romney up by 2. the rasmussen poll has romney up by 1. investors business daily has the race at a tie. and the new abc news "washington post" poll shows obama up by 3. here's where it gets interesting. a ton of polling stuff comes out every day. every day there's at least one super interesting thing. and right now the thing most important, i think most intriguing in the data out of all the snapshots of the race is this. this right here is probably the most interesting...
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romney after big events. i mean, traditionally, candidates see, and campaigns see big marquis events like debates or conventions as springboards for the next day's public attention and momentum. but the romney campaign is not like that. after his convention, mr. romney did not do a traditional bus tour or barn storming campaign trip. after his convention, you will recall that mr. romney went on vacation. mr. romney, even after he had such a big win at the first presidential debate, he did not have any big, morning after the debate rallies or anything. he went and did an event that was off his public schedule, but nobody knew for sure he would be anywhere, and there wasn't a big crowd of people around him while he was rallying the troops to his big win. it was a very quiet morning. and then again today, after the second presidential debate, mr. romney did no public events in the morning. i mean, i don't know if it means anything important, but it is an unusual choice for this candidate that no other modern can
romney after big events. i mean, traditionally, candidates see, and campaigns see big marquis events like debates or conventions as springboards for the next day's public attention and momentum. but the romney campaign is not like that. after his convention, mr. romney did not do a traditional bus tour or barn storming campaign trip. after his convention, you will recall that mr. romney went on vacation. mr. romney, even after he had such a big win at the first presidential debate, he did not...
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the romney campaign has made 52 visits and ann romney has made a dozen of those, but his field offices are half obama's at 48. here's how it works on a path to victory based on the the toss-up state map. if romney wins florida, he doesn't need ohio, new hampshire or iowa to reach 270 to win. for obama it's much simpler, winning florida means winning the election. florida is like four states in one. central florida with four key swing counties along i-4 will probably be the decider this year. palm beach counties expected to go obama and miami-dade with strong cuban-american influence traditionally has gone red. balancing that out what's called the president's latino fire wall with almost 1 in 4 being latino and a recent poll shows they're more enthusiast nick that election and that's 61% of latinos compared to 71 nationally according to latino decisions, but including all groups here, romney is slightly ahead and the real clear average he's ahead by two percentage points and the first debate in the beginning of october and as tim russert told us, down to the wire, it's florida, florida,
the romney campaign has made 52 visits and ann romney has made a dozen of those, but his field offices are half obama's at 48. here's how it works on a path to victory based on the the toss-up state map. if romney wins florida, he doesn't need ohio, new hampshire or iowa to reach 270 to win. for obama it's much simpler, winning florida means winning the election. florida is like four states in one. central florida with four key swing counties along i-4 will probably be the decider this year....
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romney, governor romney, there will be plenty of chances here to go on -- >> that detroit -- >> i will let you, absolutely -- >> that detroit answer and the rest of the answer, way off the mark. >> okay, you certainly will have lots of time here coming up. because i want to move you on to something that's sort of connected to cars here and go over, and we want to get a question from phillip tracola. >> your energy secretary, steven chu, has now been on record three times, stating it's not policy of his department to help lower gas prices. do you agree with secretary chu that this is not the job of the energy department? >> the most important thing we can do is to make sure we control our own energy. so here's what i've done since i've been president. we have increased oil production to the highest levels in 16 years. natural gas production is the highest it's been in decades. we have seen increases in coal production and coal employment. but what i've also said is, we can't just produce traditional sources of energy. we've also got to look to the future. that's why we doubled fuel effi
romney, governor romney, there will be plenty of chances here to go on -- >> that detroit -- >> i will let you, absolutely -- >> that detroit answer and the rest of the answer, way off the mark. >> okay, you certainly will have lots of time here coming up. because i want to move you on to something that's sort of connected to cars here and go over, and we want to get a question from phillip tracola. >> your energy secretary, steven chu, has now been on record three...
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i thought romney was great, too. he had stiffer competition but i have to say that i'll get to the good stuff that i thought romney did but that libya moment was a kick in the gut, not just because i wanted that moment to be good for romney, putting politics aside, you know i'm invested in this story, and the disappointment to me was that where this was a clear opportunity for romney to continue this line of questioning that we have had for the president and the administration on libya, now the story is romney got it wrong. instead of the story being libya is a mess abe we need answers so at least for a couple of days i think he took away progress we have been making on the story. has nothing to do with politics. i left that debate very despondent because of it. >> all right. well, there's a resounding verdict. >> hang out. >> tears in the coffee. >> bring in howard fineman of "the huffington post" media group. howard, i want to pick up on the libya thing because this is the second time now since benghazi attack that
i thought romney was great, too. he had stiffer competition but i have to say that i'll get to the good stuff that i thought romney did but that libya moment was a kick in the gut, not just because i wanted that moment to be good for romney, putting politics aside, you know i'm invested in this story, and the disappointment to me was that where this was a clear opportunity for romney to continue this line of questioning that we have had for the president and the administration on libya, now the...
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romney's don't add up. and that's clear to me. >> looks like he's back in the fighting position of all the issues. and let me ask you one last thing about the role of a moderator. we have seen three examples of what a moderator is. you can define your role. what did you make of candy crowley compared to jim lehrer? which one did you like? >> i think martha was the best to be honest with you. the fact that candy crowley fact checked instantly a candidate in live time is what journalism is about. he told us what he just told us is untrue in realtime. that's a pro. she was intimidated by the usual forces and she fought back b but the way romney constantly cut her off and cut the president off and interrupted and at one point heckled the president in the middle of an answer made him look slightly desperate. he had that binder full of women that he had. that's what's going on around right now. whatever he said tonight the relationship and the way he dealt with her is not something many women are going to like or
romney's don't add up. and that's clear to me. >> looks like he's back in the fighting position of all the issues. and let me ask you one last thing about the role of a moderator. we have seen three examples of what a moderator is. you can define your role. what did you make of candy crowley compared to jim lehrer? which one did you like? >> i think martha was the best to be honest with you. the fact that candy crowley fact checked instantly a candidate in live time is what...
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he was helped by romney. he was helped by romney for two reasons. one, romney made a classic mistake. he came to the second debate, thoroughly prepared for the first debate. he said the same lines, often using the same words that he had said two weeks ago. so he had telegraphed every line, he had telegraphed his arguments. the president knew what he was going to say and was prepared to box him, to call him, to hold him accountable. secondly, on style, romney was like the hall monitor. and then he was lake a frustrated guy who, because he couldn't have everything his way. you know, if ownership on the wrong side of the gender gap, i wouldn't fight with a female moderator of a debate. i wouldn't try to bully her. and it's even worse if you end up failing. >> michael, is there any issue that mitt romney gained ground on last night? >> i think he did, on the libya piece. >> michael! you're not serious! come on, you can't be serious. i mean, you can't be serious about that! it was a disaster. it was a train wreck. >> bob, can i make my point? >> bob, you
he was helped by romney. he was helped by romney for two reasons. one, romney made a classic mistake. he came to the second debate, thoroughly prepared for the first debate. he said the same lines, often using the same words that he had said two weeks ago. so he had telegraphed every line, he had telegraphed his arguments. the president knew what he was going to say and was prepared to box him, to call him, to hold him accountable. secondly, on style, romney was like the hall monitor. and then...
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was it enough to stop romney's momentum? robert gibson how the president tried to put the denver debate downer behind him and reince priebus on romney's road ahead with one debate and less than three weeks to go. and the college student who asked the very first question last night. find out whether either answer from the candidates hit the mark for him and what was it like to get ready for the big night. good morning from new york city. it's 20 days until election day and it's wednesday, october 17th, 2012. this is "the daily rundown" and i'm chuck todd. if you like your debate scrappy, which two candidates don't seem to like and maybe respect each other too much, governor romney and president obama delivered big time. the two candidates debated as if both of their political careers depended on it because well, they do. from the start, it was confrontational, petty, you name it as the two men literally circled each other like boxers in the ring. >> not true, governor romney. >> by how much did you cut them by? how much did y
was it enough to stop romney's momentum? robert gibson how the president tried to put the denver debate downer behind him and reince priebus on romney's road ahead with one debate and less than three weeks to go. and the college student who asked the very first question last night. find out whether either answer from the candidates hit the mark for him and what was it like to get ready for the big night. good morning from new york city. it's 20 days until election day and it's wednesday,...
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the evolution of mitt romney. >> president obama and mitt romney are heading back to ohio. >> ohio. >> ohio. >> ohio. >> the state that may yet decide this election. >> no republican has won the presidency. >> a republican has not won the presidency without ohio. >> i need your help to do that. >> do you think the republicans smell blood in ohio. >> there's a lot of attention being paid to the campaign these days. >> there's a good reason for that. >> he's willing to say anything, romney. >> he'll say anything. >> anything. >> i'm going to cut back on regulation, i'm going to put a cap on regulates. >> we're not going to get rid of for examplulation. >> that is not leadership, that's salesmanship. >> when the storms clouds clear, which romney will voters remember. >> there's a lot of attention being paid for the campaign these days. >> it's a close race. >> this journey is going to be hard. >> everybody is ready to throw up their hands in fear. >> melt down, reflection point. >> the race for president getting turned upside down. >> over a windfall of new polling. >> we're seeing pol
the evolution of mitt romney. >> president obama and mitt romney are heading back to ohio. >> ohio. >> ohio. >> ohio. >> the state that may yet decide this election. >> no republican has won the presidency. >> a republican has not won the presidency without ohio. >> i need your help to do that. >> do you think the republicans smell blood in ohio. >> there's a lot of attention being paid to the campaign these days. >> there's a...
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the president won painting romney as an out of touch plutocrat, calling romney out for paying 14% in taxes, letting detroit go bankrupt and pushing a sketchy budget on the american public. he saved his blow for the most powerful of the night. >> i think the president's campaign has tried to characterize me as someone who's different than who i am. i care about 100% of the american people. >> when he said behind closed doors that 47% of the country considered themselves victims, who refused personal responsibility, think about who he was talking about. and i want to fight for them. that's what i've been doing for the last four years because if they succeed, i believe the country succeeds. >> refs on both sides agree that last night was a bruiser but the strongest most concise assessment came courtesy of the new york daily news. bam boom. round three, the last and time bought, is monday. sam stein, of "the huffington post," we have seen a lot of back and forth this morning from republicans who are trying to say that the president was, in fact, deceiving the american public on this comm
the president won painting romney as an out of touch plutocrat, calling romney out for paying 14% in taxes, letting detroit go bankrupt and pushing a sketchy budget on the american public. he saved his blow for the most powerful of the night. >> i think the president's campaign has tried to characterize me as someone who's different than who i am. i care about 100% of the american people. >> when he said behind closed doors that 47% of the country considered themselves victims, who...
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mitt romney just came to play. mark is right. >> an interesting thing, mark, back to that again, romney seemed to know it was free form. it was like a city basketball game. you know, winners get the ball. every time you make a good shot. it's not like in the nba where you have to turn the ball over. he knew if he kept shooting, he could keep hitting and control the ball, and the ref in this case, lehrer, tried to get the ball back and he would say, no, you can't have it, i want it. lehrer would say okay. how did he know it was going to be that free an opportunity to just hog the ball? >> he was like a guy in the fourth quarter that wants the ball. he wants to play, and he wants to score. >> he got it. >> and i think that was from, again, watching those primary debates. you just saw over time how increasingly he would do that and he'd dominate and interject and he learned how to do that. that was a learned skill. he got his chops together and really learned how to do it and learned how to execute. >> both these guys
mitt romney just came to play. mark is right. >> an interesting thing, mark, back to that again, romney seemed to know it was free form. it was like a city basketball game. you know, winners get the ball. every time you make a good shot. it's not like in the nba where you have to turn the ball over. he knew if he kept shooting, he could keep hitting and control the ball, and the ref in this case, lehrer, tried to get the ball back and he would say, no, you can't have it, i want it. lehrer...
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>> maybe. >> what was romney -- >> i think romney is -- i think he's a sharp, on-message attacker. >> lots of practice. >> he's had six years of practice. >> so after all that -- it was like a mensa meeting -- here's what we came up with. obama's strength is that he's the president. also, surprising. yes, he is the president. romney's -- you know, with the -- being an incumbent there's strengths along with that, and as toure says he knows everything. romney's strength is he's strong on message. when he's scripted and delivering a message, he does it well. romney's weakness on the contrary is when he has to ad-lib. he's bad at ad-libbing. he failing into making ill-fated bets, saying thing he shouldn't say. obama's weakness is that he hates romney. that's a weakness, because obama does have this tendency to come off as being a little arrogant, kond sending. that can be unlikeable. let me bring in our guest, jonathan allen, senior correspondent at politico. who do you think about the list? >> i think you guys hit for "the cycle" clearly. to mix the sports metaphors. >> i like that. >> i
>> maybe. >> what was romney -- >> i think romney is -- i think he's a sharp, on-message attacker. >> lots of practice. >> he's had six years of practice. >> so after all that -- it was like a mensa meeting -- here's what we came up with. obama's strength is that he's the president. also, surprising. yes, he is the president. romney's -- you know, with the -- being an incumbent there's strengths along with that, and as toure says he knows everything. romney's...
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romney. romney's views about abortion would make ryan, who has sponsored 38 antiabortion laws, including one with todd akin, now we know where he stands. listen to this question he answered 24 hours ago. >> how is the debate prep? >> it went well. >> how is your position on abortions and your running mates? >> it's unified. our positives haven't changed. >> what is your position? >> i'm sure you'll find out in these debates. >> joining us now, here in new york, jonathan alter, and in rhode island, robert traynham. thank you. i assume paul ryan will never complain will-b a softball question, but second, when do we know where he stands on abortion? when is that supposed to happen? >> they're going to get down into in on the debate about abortion. >> he can't answer a reporter's question? he sponsored 38 pieces of legislation -- >> he's on the fly. the reason it's complicated answer for him -- i'm not trying to defend him here, but the reason it's a little complicated is because he'll essentiall
romney. romney's views about abortion would make ryan, who has sponsored 38 antiabortion laws, including one with todd akin, now we know where he stands. listen to this question he answered 24 hours ago. >> how is the debate prep? >> it went well. >> how is your position on abortions and your running mates? >> it's unified. our positives haven't changed. >> what is your position? >> i'm sure you'll find out in these debates. >> joining us now, here in...
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romney is up two points. and we'll have to see by how much, it's clear that the first debate did help romney, particularly under the likability poll. 8% say the same of the president. in the gw survey, 34 say they are more likely. 13% say that they are less likely. voters are seeing romney as more likeable. 62% of romney supporters say they are enthusiastic to vote. up ten points from before the debate. those numbers are held steady. still, the portland has some things going for him in both of these polls. his job approval is at 50% in both surveys. and more voters think the country is headed in the right direction. 42% in the post poll. the president and romney are neck-and-neck on who is better equipped to manage the economy. romney is 49/47 in the gw survey. both sort of paint the same picture. >>> all right. president obama is staying out of sight. they are focusing less on substance and more on style. joining me on behalf of the obama campaign, mr. mare, you are not shy. i've moderated a town hall with y
romney is up two points. and we'll have to see by how much, it's clear that the first debate did help romney, particularly under the likability poll. 8% say the same of the president. in the gw survey, 34 say they are more likely. 13% say that they are less likely. voters are seeing romney as more likeable. 62% of romney supporters say they are enthusiastic to vote. up ten points from before the debate. those numbers are held steady. still, the portland has some things going for him in both of...
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but he does have to go toe to toe with mitt romney. because the last time around, romney got away with pretty much anything he wanted to get away. >> we're going to take a quick break. when we come back, jennifer, i'm going to start with you to be polite. when we come back, i want to get your headline for the day after the debate. what will we be talking about? stay with us, folks. don't go anywhere. msnbc, the place for politics. >>> mitt romney's next campaign event kicks off in less than an hour in ohio. tomorrow both mitt romney and president obama will be hunkered down, prepping for the next presidential debate. tuesday town hall format. i want to bring the brain trust in for a few more minutes if we can. jennifer rubin, the "washington post" there is bob, there is kevin. jennifer, i want to start with you. what more will we be talking about the morning after the debate? >> i'll give you a "new york post" kind of headline. 'bama bashed on benghazi. >> that's good. >> libya is becoming an issue, and joe biden actually opened up a c
but he does have to go toe to toe with mitt romney. because the last time around, romney got away with pretty much anything he wanted to get away. >> we're going to take a quick break. when we come back, jennifer, i'm going to start with you to be polite. when we come back, i want to get your headline for the day after the debate. what will we be talking about? stay with us, folks. don't go anywhere. msnbc, the place for politics. >>> mitt romney's next campaign event kicks off...
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a very different mitt romney showed up. i don't know whether the president we would get, be if he were elected, would be the one that was at the debate last night or the one who campaigned as a neo conservative these many months. i think there was a bit of dishonesty in terms of using strategy to mask policy. i don't know what policy is. i would suspect that the mitt romney that we saw for the last two years is the one who would go to the oval office and that's one i think that would make the situation in the middle east a little more complicated and a little more dangerous. the one who showed up last night was a mirror reflection of president obama in many ways and i think would be a continuation of policy. but i don't think that's the real mitt romney. >> jane har nan, you were at the debate what was your impression watching it from the audience? >> first of all we need to call you the iron woman of television. you do more travel and tv than anybody i've ever seen and look gorgeous. >> thank you for that. >> being there w
a very different mitt romney showed up. i don't know whether the president we would get, be if he were elected, would be the one that was at the debate last night or the one who campaigned as a neo conservative these many months. i think there was a bit of dishonesty in terms of using strategy to mask policy. i don't know what policy is. i would suspect that the mitt romney that we saw for the last two years is the one who would go to the oval office and that's one i think that would make the...
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romney and mr. ryan to join me in pushing for a supplemental appropriation for our embassies, but, by the way, you know, the ryan and romney budget, martin, would cut -- would drastically cut embassy security money not only the next year and the year after that but for the next ten years. i'm talking about billions of dollars. >> right. and so add further fuel to this fire of hypocrisy, we now have dick cheney complain about a cover-up at the white house. i mean, as i said to one of my colleagues earlier today, excuse me while i throw up. >> yeah. we've got -- we have so much to do, and i don't think -- and the claim they are about the business of doing an investigation, martin, it is ridiculous what they have done. so far we have -- our committee has had no secure type briefing, classified briefing. we have not interviewed one single person who was in the country of libya on the day of this event, but yet and still mr. isa and others have come to these conclusions about which they are trying to mak
romney and mr. ryan to join me in pushing for a supplemental appropriation for our embassies, but, by the way, you know, the ryan and romney budget, martin, would cut -- would drastically cut embassy security money not only the next year and the year after that but for the next ten years. i'm talking about billions of dollars. >> right. and so add further fuel to this fire of hypocrisy, we now have dick cheney complain about a cover-up at the white house. i mean, as i said to one of my...
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romney leads by three. on the deficit, mr. romney leads by nine. on all of these issues, that's the one on which he has the strongest trust from voters as compared with president obama. and that confidence in mr. romney on the deficit turns up not just in the nbc/"wall street journal" poll, but in a lot of national polls. even though he hasn't given a lot of details as to how he would handle the deficit as an issue. the bottom line, there's no question as to who you would rather be here, right? you would rather be president obama than mitt romney looking at these numbers. that plus 19 advantage that the president has on looking out for the middle class, that is a death nail for mr. romney's campaign if he cannot turn that around. but i think looking ahead to tonight's debate, there is a real opportunity in the huge disconnect in the electorate, in a way that reflects a real risk for president obama. there's this huge disconnect between mr. obama's best number with voters and one of his worst numbers. which is that president obama has so far not bee
romney leads by three. on the deficit, mr. romney leads by nine. on all of these issues, that's the one on which he has the strongest trust from voters as compared with president obama. and that confidence in mr. romney on the deficit turns up not just in the nbc/"wall street journal" poll, but in a lot of national polls. even though he hasn't given a lot of details as to how he would handle the deficit as an issue. the bottom line, there's no question as to who you would rather be...
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romney did? >> one of the things i think is clear if the president had performed like this in the first debate, mitt romney would never have been able to get back in the game the way that he did. but i'm not sure that the president's performance is enough to arrest mitt romney's momentum in the race. i think when mitt romney says we don't have to settle, the president said he would, but he didn't. implicit in all of the romney attacks is that things are going to be better when i, mitt romney, am president. and i think the president lacking a clear second term agenda that he's articulating is forced into a position where he is defending a status quo. i would say on the issue of energy, i give that to mitt romney, because in fact energy prices have again up and i think that's the bottom line. >> he was defining that as the bottom line. >> i think that -- i agree with chris that the argument gets complicated. i think on the issue of coal, you hear a message that is being aimed squarely into pennsylv
romney did? >> one of the things i think is clear if the president had performed like this in the first debate, mitt romney would never have been able to get back in the game the way that he did. but i'm not sure that the president's performance is enough to arrest mitt romney's momentum in the race. i think when mitt romney says we don't have to settle, the president said he would, but he didn't. implicit in all of the romney attacks is that things are going to be better when i, mitt...
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the map here is far more friendly to president obama than it is romney, and that's why romney, you see, playing real hardball in the swing states he needs. even if he winz florida, virginia and ohio, he needs to pick off another one to get there in january. >> on the subject of the 269-269 tie. it would go to the house. it wouldn't be a straight up vote. each delegation had a he vote. the state of california with 50-something members gets one house from the house and texas one vote. the republicans have an advantage there. the vice presidency would be decided by the senate. so you have a scenario there where it's very possible at least in 269-269 romney gets elected by the house, maybe joe biden gets elected by the senate. i guess americans finally -- >> or obama and ryan. it could be anything. >> the only thing stupidier to me was the electoral college was deciding it in even number. that's a whole other issue. chris, i want to ask you about swing states. the one that i think we overlook a little bit and krystal put up the polling numbers, is wisconsin. there's no such emphasis on ohi
the map here is far more friendly to president obama than it is romney, and that's why romney, you see, playing real hardball in the swing states he needs. even if he winz florida, virginia and ohio, he needs to pick off another one to get there in january. >> on the subject of the 269-269 tie. it would go to the house. it wouldn't be a straight up vote. each delegation had a he vote. the state of california with 50-something members gets one house from the house and texas one vote. the...
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romney. the ohio, wisconsin, and iowa, he's got to make some inroads there. before that there's these four obama '08 states that are necessary for romney to flip over. starts with north carolina. he's well positioned to do that. florida, more likely than not to do that, but he also has to flip virginia and colorado before we can start talking about the ohio/wisconsin scenario. i think those are right now both of those at best 50/50 states for romney. i think the real -- there's a telling statistic out there. if you compare the exit polls from 2008 with the gallup polls from right now. if you look at the regional breakdown -- >> you mean the gallup tracking poll. >> if you look at the regional breakdown, in 2008 in the south, in the exit poll, it was even, obama versus mccain. today in that gallup tracking poll, it's a 22-point lead for mitt romney. so i think what you've seen is almost -- it looks like there's been an explosion of anti-obama sentiment in very, very red states which might be i
romney. the ohio, wisconsin, and iowa, he's got to make some inroads there. before that there's these four obama '08 states that are necessary for romney to flip over. starts with north carolina. he's well positioned to do that. florida, more likely than not to do that, but he also has to flip virginia and colorado before we can start talking about the ohio/wisconsin scenario. i think those are right now both of those at best 50/50 states for romney. i think the real -- there's a telling...
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he's with the romney campaign. let's play what ed gillespie said. >> even if he changes his style, whatever political tactic the president settles on in his best interest for this debate, he can't change his record and policies. >> david, you were discussing the style. you see what ed said. what's your response to your comment? no matter what approach is taken, he believes the president has not run on his record because it is not a good record. >> ed gilliespie is grasping at straws. the unemployment rate has been better than anytime since the president took office. the right track/wrong track measurement is better than it has been in years. there's a reason republicans want to talk about libya. this election is about jobs and the economy p-but they're not winning on that, so they're grasping at straws and talking about libya. if you plook at the underlying metrics how people feel about the economy, remember bill clinton's speech at the democratic convention, it takes a while before feel it. when they do, they real
he's with the romney campaign. let's play what ed gillespie said. >> even if he changes his style, whatever political tactic the president settles on in his best interest for this debate, he can't change his record and policies. >> david, you were discussing the style. you see what ed said. what's your response to your comment? no matter what approach is taken, he believes the president has not run on his record because it is not a good record. >> ed gilliespie is grasping at...
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romney was wrong. governor romney has been wrong. no matter what he tries to do tonight, he's been wrong. when you're commander in chief you have to be steady. you don't get multiple choices to get it right. the president was strong. that was a commander in chief there. we thought governor romney was unsteady and fairly reckless in his language. >> how surprised were you at the new agreements that you got with governor romney tonight? afghanistan specifically. >> it's his fourth position. you can't trust him. he'll have a new position next week. this president has one position. he's going to end this war in 2014 in part because we've ses mated al qaeda. you look at governor romney you saw a politician not a commander in chief. i think that's going to worry people all across america. >> on what is the new afghanistan agreement between president obama and mitt romney, i want you to think about it as you're in a unique situation as having been a campaign techtition and work in the white house. with just looking at it tactically is it th
romney was wrong. governor romney has been wrong. no matter what he tries to do tonight, he's been wrong. when you're commander in chief you have to be steady. you don't get multiple choices to get it right. the president was strong. that was a commander in chief there. we thought governor romney was unsteady and fairly reckless in his language. >> how surprised were you at the new agreements that you got with governor romney tonight? afghanistan specifically. >> it's his fourth...
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romney or obama. and that disturbs me. >> and i think the most undecided person here, we're going to turn the lights up bright, is sharon in the back there. now, what is it? help us understand this. why can't you make up your mind after all these debates. after all the ads in ohio. months and months of this. >> i think i'm waiting for all the information to come in. i like obama as a person. i don't think -- i don't know if i like the job he's done over the past four years. but then i look at romney, i don't know how i feel about him leading the country. but he does have a good track record as governor. so i'm looking forward to the next debate and discussion about foreign policy issues. >> so here we go. still muddled and undecided. looking forward to yet another debate. we do have two people who've made up their mind. one for obama, one for governor romney. but basically most people thought it was a draw, chris. >> let me ask all four women there to answer a question tonight that romney did not answ
romney or obama. and that disturbs me. >> and i think the most undecided person here, we're going to turn the lights up bright, is sharon in the back there. now, what is it? help us understand this. why can't you make up your mind after all these debates. after all the ads in ohio. months and months of this. >> i think i'm waiting for all the information to come in. i like obama as a person. i don't think -- i don't know if i like the job he's done over the past four years. but then...
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romney on the rise in ohio. president obama's lead in the swing state has nor rowed since the first debate. how crucial is the next three or four days? >> this is a very crucial period. mostly because time is running out. we're getting close to election day. the first thing is to appeal to the base vm this is about turnout in the election. and the second is to appeal to the small and shrinking group of undecided voters. can they move the needle with those voters in ohio and in other battleground states. >> thank you very much for your thoughts about the passing senator arlen specter. we'll have more discussion today, everyone. one of the country's leading legal scholars says the electoral college needs to go. he's going to kel us why. and we'll talk with a former white house insider who played a key role in advising the president. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to ge
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and mitt romney -- >> set it up. all right. >> -- botched it. >> the president was taking responsibility for what happened to four americans who lost their lives in benghazi. this definitely is one of those moments during this debate last night where republicans were probably screaming at the tv, looking his opponent in the eye, the president said he doesn't play politics on matters of national security. >> while we were still dealing with our diplomats being threatened, governor romney put out a press release. trying to make political points. and that's not how a commander in chief operates. you don't turn national security into a political issue. >> does the buck stop with your secretary of state as far as what went on here? >> secretary clinton has done an extraordinary job, but she works for me. i'm the president. and i'm always responsible. and that's why nobody's more interested in finding out exactly what happened than i do. the day after the attack, governor, i stood in the rose garden, and i told the america
and mitt romney -- >> set it up. all right. >> -- botched it. >> the president was taking responsibility for what happened to four americans who lost their lives in benghazi. this definitely is one of those moments during this debate last night where republicans were probably screaming at the tv, looking his opponent in the eye, the president said he doesn't play politics on matters of national security. >> while we were still dealing with our diplomats being threatened,...
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is it the romney there last night or the romney in the past? do you think he really believes that 2014 is it? or he asks the generals again, do we stay longer? >> we're probably going to end up with some sort of a residual force, but right now close to 70,000. if we end up with 10,000 or 15,000 in afghanistan, it's not the end of the world. i think it makes sense if we can get a situation where americans and afghans can work together and train together. the biggest problem with afghanistan is people we're training are killing the americans. >> and, willie, that really is -- i did not go to any military colleges, but if you were actually training people to turn around and kill you, that's a bad sign you need to get out of the country. >> i audited a class at west pointe once. >> here we go. we were doing so well. coming up live -- >> what about the giants? we're going to talk about the giants. >> we're going to keep going here. senator john mccain will be here onset. and also romney's sparring partner and debate prep, dr. brzezinski will join us
is it the romney there last night or the romney in the past? do you think he really believes that 2014 is it? or he asks the generals again, do we stay longer? >> we're probably going to end up with some sort of a residual force, but right now close to 70,000. if we end up with 10,000 or 15,000 in afghanistan, it's not the end of the world. i think it makes sense if we can get a situation where americans and afghans can work together and train together. the biggest problem with...
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president, or mitt romney? other than cutting taxes, how are we going to get going into the next four years? >> you know the answer to the question you just asked. it is pretty simple. fear of losing. fear of losing their grip on power. both parties, both candidates, governor romney said the other night -- he's absolutely correct. with regard to afghanistan and anywhere else in the world. between can't kill our way to victory. and we can't. what he didn't say was we can't cut our way to solvency. you can call it what you will. you can call it raising taxes or whatever. we have to address the tax code in the system. it has to be reformed. >> when we come back, first account of the most extraordinary battle in the afghan war. dakota meyer joins us to talk about it. kate white is here with her new book with secret success tips for the gutsy girl. first, here's bill karins. he has a check on the forecast. serious forecast. >> pit have a lot to get to. maybe a high impact, major east coast storm to talk about come s
president, or mitt romney? other than cutting taxes, how are we going to get going into the next four years? >> you know the answer to the question you just asked. it is pretty simple. fear of losing. fear of losing their grip on power. both parties, both candidates, governor romney said the other night -- he's absolutely correct. with regard to afghanistan and anywhere else in the world. between can't kill our way to victory. and we can't. what he didn't say was we can't cut our way to...
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in the romney campaign. there hasn't been a lot of focus on what the president promised and where he fell short. i think certainly through the end of the debate season, there's going to be a huge focus on promises he made that he couldn't keep. whether it was immigration reform and his promise to tackle that right away. he didn't do it, never put a serious effort into it. his promise that health care would get more popular over time. in fact, it still remains a net unpopular with voters. and then also just the idea on the economy which we have heard a lot about that his policies would lower the unemployment rate below 8%. that didn't happen, it was a promise they made early on in the presidency and it's one no doubt you're going to hear a lot about tomorrow night. >> jim, is health care going to play heavy in these debates, do you think? is it something we're going to hear about? and how will mitt romney deal with it? he's had months and years you could argue to figure out his answer on it. how does he addre
in the romney campaign. there hasn't been a lot of focus on what the president promised and where he fell short. i think certainly through the end of the debate season, there's going to be a huge focus on promises he made that he couldn't keep. whether it was immigration reform and his promise to tackle that right away. he didn't do it, never put a serious effort into it. his promise that health care would get more popular over time. in fact, it still remains a net unpopular with voters. and...
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mitt romney is at 43%. both campaigns think this one is getting more difficult by the moment for mitt romney to win. however -- and this is where it gets fascinating -- in virginia, the president's lead has shrunk to just two points, within the margin of error. last month president obama led by five points there. in florida, mitt romney has closed the gap as well. he's now statistically tied in the state of florida. it is a one-point lead. 47%-46%. al hunt, it is fascinating. ohio seems to be on its own as far as the swing states go. but we could show other swing state polls in colorado, in nevada, in north carolina. these states are really getting tight, to such a degree that a great performance by romney tonight could change the dynamic. >> conceivably, but i don't think it's quite that close yet. i think you certainly see it, as you point out, in florida and virginia. you don't see it in ohio. wisconsin it looks like it's actually widening. iowa, it's four to six. and the problem by taking michigan and p
mitt romney is at 43%. both campaigns think this one is getting more difficult by the moment for mitt romney to win. however -- and this is where it gets fascinating -- in virginia, the president's lead has shrunk to just two points, within the margin of error. last month president obama led by five points there. in florida, mitt romney has closed the gap as well. he's now statistically tied in the state of florida. it is a one-point lead. 47%-46%. al hunt, it is fascinating. ohio seems to be...
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what does mitt romney do? that's the big question mark. >> real quickly, this close to the election, does it matter if they've got to cancel these rallies? and what about their ads? if you're wall-to-wall coverage in some of these markets, the television ads aren't airing, right? >> no, they're not airing. you look at the states on the east coast that will be the most impacted, virginia and new hampshire. those states really matter. obviously, pennsylvania matters as well because mitt romney's people believe they're closing that race. but it does change everything. the key here is to not look too political. if you do that, that cob a backlash not only the states along the coastline that are impacted by this but across the entire country. it's messy out there not only weatherwise but also politically. >> you two actually interviewed the president over the weekend. you looked him in the eye. do you think he's feeling the heat, mika? >> i do. and i think that he's also enjoying the game. we were out there on the
what does mitt romney do? that's the big question mark. >> real quickly, this close to the election, does it matter if they've got to cancel these rallies? and what about their ads? if you're wall-to-wall coverage in some of these markets, the television ads aren't airing, right? >> no, they're not airing. you look at the states on the east coast that will be the most impacted, virginia and new hampshire. those states really matter. obviously, pennsylvania matters as well because...